Biceps Tenodesis for the Treatment of Type II Superior Labral Anterior Posterior (SLAP) Tears in Overhead Athletes Under the Age of 35: A Case Series.

Background: The best treatment for type II superior labral anterior posterior (SLAP) tears in overhead athletes is not well defined.

Questions/purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine post-surgical outcomes in overhead athletes under the age of 35 who underwent primary biceps tenodesis for an isolated type II SLAP tear. We hypothesized that these patients would have high rates of return to play, as well as recovery of range of motion (ROM) and strength after surgery.

Early discharge on postoperative day 1 following lobectomy for stage I non-small-cell lung cancer is safe in high-volume surgical centres: a national cancer database analysis.

Objectives: Shortening hospital length of stay after lobectomy for stage I non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) remains a challenge, and the literature regarding factors associated with safe early discharge is limited. We sought to evaluate the safety of postoperative day (POD) 1 discharge after lobectomy and its correlation with institutional caseload using the National Cancer Database, jointly sponsored by the American College of Surgeons and the American Cancer Society.

Methods: We identified patients with stage I NSCLC (tumour ≤4 cm, clinical N0, M0) in the National Cancer Database who underwent lobectomy from 2010 to 2015.

Determining the validity of the Outpatient Arthroplasty Risk Assessment (OARA) tool for identifying patients for safe same-day discharge after primary shoulder arthroplasty.

Background: Early discharge has been a target of cost-control efforts given the growing demand for joint replacement surgery. The Outpatient Arthroplasty Risk Assessment (OARA) score, a medically based risk-assessment score, has shown high predictive ability in achieving safe early discharge following outpatient lower-extremity arthroplasty using a score threshold initially set at ≤59 points but more recently adapted to ≤79 points. However, no study has been performed using the OARA tool for shoulder replacement, which has been shown to have lower associated medical risks than lower-extremity arthroplasty.

Partial thickness rotator cuff tears: Patient demographics and surgical trends within a large insurance database.

Introduction: Partial thickness rotator cuff tears (PTRCT) are a common injury reported in 13-32% of the population, yet most of the current literature focuses on full thickness rotator cuff tears. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to analyze trends among patients with PTRCT including: (1) demographics; (2) comorbidities; (3) cost of care; (4) setting of initial diagnosis; and (5) change in incidence of PTRCT or surgical approach over time.

Methods: A Medicare patient-population consisting of 44 million lives was retrospectively analyzed from 2007 to 2017 using International Classification of Disease, 9th Revision (ICD-9) codes.